“You must constantly ask yourself these questions: Who am I around? What are they doing to me? What have they got me reading? What have they got me saying? Where do they have me going? What do they have me thinking? And most important, what do they have me becoming? Then ask yourself the big question: Is that okay?” ~ Jim Rohn
We all have certain people we enjoy being around because they bring out the best in us, and we can laugh together. We also have those people in our lives that are toxic to our souls. When we spend too much time around them, we leave feeling poisoned and wake up with an emotional hangover—friends, who you spend time around matters.
Take a minute to reflect on Jim Rohn’s seven-questions critical questions. How do you respond? Now take it one step further; how would others answer Rohn’s seven questions after spending time with you and your faith community? When I say faith community, I refer to your church family, small group, bible study, home group, house church, recovery meeting, support group, etc. As people of faith, we want to connect with people through identification and attraction, not fruitless promotion.
Your faith should be contagious. When people spend time with you, they should leave feeling connected and accepted. The same holds for your faith community. When people visit your community, they should be attracted to the joy, laughter, generosity, and synergy they experience. You want them to leave feeling spiritually filled and craving more of what your faith community has to offer.
If this is not currently the case for your context, what needs to change to make this happen? God didn’t create you to become a glum lot, nor should your faith community be bland, cliquish, and uninviting. It should be alive, thriving, spirit-filled, and leaving people eager for more. I want to add two more questions to Jim Rohn’s list of questions; how contagious is your faith, and is it worth catching? It’s never too late to change yourself or your faith community. So what are you waiting for? Make it happen, and have fun doing it.
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